Abstract [en]

The national defence shall be able to assist the Swedish community inpeacetime. This implies that almost all national defence resources should begiven to other authorities to support the community. An effective utilization ofresources in co-operation with other authorities is important, mostly from aneconomic point of view, but also for the benefit that the community can attainfrom the co-operation.The task for the police is to prepare, plan and quickly have the right ability tohandle a serious accident in the community. Both organisations, the Police andthe Military defence, have at first sight many points of close similarity betweenthem. They could both use force to solve their tasks, they have both ahierarchical organisation, and they both, usually, wear uniform.My aim is to describe co-operations between these two organisations. Thepurpose of my work is to describe the overarching co-operation between theMiddle Military district and Stockholm County Police authorities at the regionallevel. My purpose is also to describe the similarities and the differencesbetween them.Firstly a literature study was accomplished, which described both organisationsfrom goal, concept and process standpoints. A comprehensive analysis wascarried out. The answers from the analysis initiated the need for interviews.Finally a generic valuation was made, resulting from both the literature studyand the interviews.The conclusion is that there are differences between the two organisations’standards, and that demands a joint nomenclature. The need for joint exercisesis clear, in order to learn about each other’s organisations and to createpersonnel contacts. Last, there is a similarity between the organisations in theirexercise of command, the hierarchical structure and their method of reporting.